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Keychron Q5 vs Realforce Topre RT1 Numpad

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Hot-swappable

Keychron Q5

4.8 · 17 reviews

from$119at Keychron

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Realforce Topre RT1 Numpad

No reviews

from$100at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron Q5

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 5% of 96% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$119 at Keychron

Get the

Realforce Topre RT1 Numpad

Build quality in the bottom 10% of Numpad boards under $150.

Rules this board out

Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Numpad only. This is not a full keyboard.

$100 at MK

What actually differs

The differences that matter

Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.

Keychron Q5

Realforce Topre RT1 Numpad

Layout size
96%
Numpad
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Case material
Aluminum
Plastic
Knob
Yes
No
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron Q5
Realforce Topre RT1 Numpad

Performance: 72
52
Build quality: 89
42
Productivity: 97
46
Customizability: 98
43
Portability: 46
67

What they share

Connection: Wired

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron Q5 vs Realforce Topre RT1 Numpad specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

15 of 26 specs differ

Spec

Keychron Q5

Realforce Topre RT1 Numpad

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

—

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

—

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

96%

Numpad

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

—

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

Plastic

Plate material

Steel

—

Keycaps

ABS, PBT

PBT

Weight

2,310 g

—

Dimensions

20 x 145 x 390 mm

—

Typing angle

5°

—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

None

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2022

2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Keychron Q5

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW
Out of stockDoes not ship to you

Realforce Topre RT1 Numpad

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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